How old was Bette Davis in her first movie: The Bad Sister?
Bette Davis was 21 in The Bad Sister when she played the character 'Laura Madison'.
That was over 93 years ago in 1931.
This was her first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be her first actual acting role).
In 1989 she died aged 81, starring in 165 films in her career, 164 of those after The Bad Sister was first released. If she were alive today she would be 116.
How old do you think she looks in the movie?
In The Bad Sister, I think Bette Davis looks:
Did you know?
- Director Hobart Henley has worked with Bette Davis just once in her career.
- Bette Davis' first movie was as 'Laura Madison' in The Bad Sister, released in 1931 when she was 21
- The Bad Sister scores 5.3 out of 10 on TMDB.
